This is an introductory level workshop on ClojureScript. Attendees should have working knowledge of Clojure and should bring a laptop with the ability to install and run development software.

ClojureScript is a functional programming for JavaScript. ClojureScript is a compiler for Clojure that emits Javascript. ClojureScript is practical, elegant, and most importantly, fun! In this workshop, we'll go from setting up the ClojureScript platform to building a database-backed website in 3 hours. We'll introduce concepts in Functional Programming and avail of the awesome ClojureScript browser REPL to build a web app. We'll also discover the power of Om, a ClojureScript library that marries the popular React.js framework into ClojureScript.

ClojureScript is a version of the popular functional programming language Clojure that compiles to JavaScript. We will avail of the awesome ClojureScript browser REPL to build a web app. In this workshop we'll cover the following topics to get you up-and-running and on the way to becoming a ClojureScript expert:

1. Installing the ClojureScript platform
2. Setting up the interactive browser REPL
3. Building web apps with ClojureScript
4. Persisting to a database in ClojureScript
5. Fast single page applications using Om